AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA have stood down the search for missing twenty year old Jack Boddy after his remains were located in Lahinch on Tuesday morning.
A body was recovered at the shore in Lahinch close to Lahinch Surf Shop on Tuesday morning which resulted in An Garda Síochána, Coast Guard units from Doolin and Killaloe and the Clare Civil Defence standing down the search for Jack. A post-mortem is to be carried out on his remains.
Jack had been last sighted at approximately 00:45 in Lahinch on Sunday morning before a full day of searching commenced on Monday with the search resuming at 9am on Tuesday morning before his remains were located by the shore shortly before 10am.
Units of the Irish Coast Guard from Doolin and Killaloe, Clare Civil Defence and the Shannon based Irish Coast Guard led the search for Jack on Monday. Cregg, Callura and Carhugar in Lahinch were the areas on land searched across Monday with Rescue 115 sweeping the coastline and inland areas. A drone team, land search team and an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) were all utilised during the search.
Assisting the search were a team of volunteers from Lahinch, Ennistymon and further afield. Members of the Clare U20 football panel were actively involved in the search on Monday, Jack had been involved with the team as strength and conditioning coach this season and they opened their campaign with an impressive win over Tipperary in Quilty on Saturday. The efforts of those involved in the search have been acknowledged by those closest to Jack.
Prior to getting involved with Clare football, Jack had been a club development officer with Craughwell and Castlegar in Galway. The Limerick native was a student at TUS.
